NORTH BERGEN — A West New York man was charged with aggravated
assault after he stabbed a man outside a township bar earlier this month, reports state.

The man, Franklin Arroyo-Almanzar, 24, of 57th
Street in West New York, was charged with aggravated assault and possession of
a weapon for unlawful purpose.

According to a criminal complaint, Arroyo-Almanzar stabbed a
North Bergen man on April 19, causing the man to have a minor lung collapse and
a laceration to the right abdomen.

Arroyo-Almanzar was identified in a photo line-up by the victim, reports state.

Further details about the incident were not immediately
available.

Arroyo-Almanzar appeared in Central Judicial Processing
court this afternoon via video link from Hudson County jail. Arroyo-Almanzar,
who has one prior arrest, was held on $35,000 bail with 10 percent option. He
was also ordered to have no contact with the alleged victim in the case.